Re: I want to revise RFC2784 (so it doesn't depend on IEEE number space)

[Tony Li <tli@Procket.com>]

New protocols should go get an Ethertype.

Tony


David Meyer writes:
 | 
 | 	I guess the objective is to make GRE a little more useful
 | 	to new protocols. If that is not a sound objective, then
 | 	it is likley that not useful to try something like I propose 
 | 	(for example, if there is a more appropriate/better encapsulation, 
 | 	etc).
 | 
 | 	Dave
 | 
 | According to Tony Li:
 | > 
 | > 
 | > 
 | > If you do this, it's no longer GRE.
 | > 
 | > Tony
 | > 
 | > 
 | > David Meyer writes:
 | >  | 
 | >  | 	Folks,
 | >  | 
 | >  | 	I want to revise RFC 2784 so that GRE defines it's own
 | >  | 	number space (for payload protocol). We can keep 0x800 
 | >  | 	for backward compatibility, but I want to lose the 
 | >  | 	dependence on an IEEE number space.
 | >  | 
 | >  | 	Comments?
 | >  | 
 | >  | 	Dave
 | >  | 
 | >  | 	[BTW, I don't see an existing IANA-administered number 
 | >  |          space that seems appropriate]
 | >  | 
 | >  | 
 | > 
 | >